midyum

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English medium, from Latin medium. Doublet of medya, medyo, and midya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmidjum/ [ˈmiː.d͡ʒʊm]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈmidjum/ [ˈmid̪.jʊm]
  • Rhymes: -idjum
  • Syllabification: mid‧yum

Noun

midyum (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. medium (middle place or degree)
  2. size medium
  3. medium (means, channel or agency by which an aim is achieved)
    Synonyms: pamamaraan, paraan
  4. medium (format for communicating or presenting information)
  5. (painting) medium (tool or materials used for painting or drawing)
  6. (spiritualism) medium (someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world)
    Synonym: tagapamagitan

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